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There was no chance of Paul Pierce getting the kind of reception he had two days earlier, when he bounced a ceremonial first pitch to home plate at Dodger Stadium and was booed. This was home, just down the street from where Pierce grew up. In a welcome-back party at the old arena — the Inglewood Forum, Pierce said he liked to call it — he celebrated his return to finish a Hall of Fame career with his hometown Clippers. This is the place where he used to sneak into Lakers games with the help of a youth coach who also would supply him with official NBA socks from a team equipment manager. "There would be no better feeling than to end my career here at home and winning a...

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